News Live Nation donates $5m to emergency COVID-19 fund for concert crews – and could donate another $5m Michael Rapino, CEO and President of Live Nation, and his family have personally donated $250,000 to the Crew Nation fund
Interviews Denzyl Feigelson: ‘Once you help an artist build a robust business, a lot starts to happen for them.’ Platoon has worked with the likes of Mr Eazi, Rex Orange Country and Billie Eilish. Now, with new owner Apple, it's working with a fresh and exciting crop of artists
News Drake isn’t scared of (releasing new music and making lots of streaming money during) Coronavirus lockdown Everybody, now, “right foot – up, left foot – slide; left foot – up, right foot – slide...”
News How to market your music during Coronavirus lockdown – according to one of the world’s biggest record companies Download Believe's Creative Marketing Playbook right here
Analysis News Kobalt forecasts profitability next year, after firm’s gross collections in FY2019 hit $616m "In our forecasts we see that by end of June 2021, we will be group profitable," says founder Willard Ahdritz
News Done deal: Tencent-led consortium completes $3.4bn acquisition of 10% of Universal Music Group "Vivendi is very happy with the arrival of the Tencent-led consortium. It will enable UMG to further develop in the Asian market."
News Michael Jackson estate donates $300,000 sum to COVID-19 relief efforts Broadway Cares, Three Square Food Bank and MusiCares will receive $100,000 each from Estate
Analysis News Global Spotify chart streams rose 3% last week – but fell again in the United States Deezer says there's reason to be hopeful – and we need to wait things out
Analysis Blog What the music industry must do to protect our own ‘at-risk’ population Matthew Smith of Royalty Exchange calls for faster payments – and more generous splits – for artists
News How Universal Music Group is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic "We offering various forms of assistance to help artists, songwriters and independent labels affected by COVID-19 weather these challenging times."
Interviews ‘We can’t allow this crisis to bring down the future of talented people who chose a creative career.’ Hartwig Masuch on BMG's performance in 2019 – and how the major rightsholders might change in the years ahead
News Amy Thomson, who managed Swedish House Mafia and marketed Kanye West, reveals the most important things she knows about artist management and marketing Thomson also teases new platform which, she says, recovered $4m in royalties for an artist's catalog
Analysis News The value of music: Hipgnosis’ share price is now HIGHER than it was pre-COVID-19 UK music rights company saw its market cap bounce 13% today in a vertiginous rise on London Stock Exchange
News TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman steps down, Believe now searching for new head of DIY distribution platform Ackerman joined TuneCore as President and COO in 2010
News Live Nation share price rallies again, up 15% today Company's stock continues improvement after harsh period at start of last week